BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; List of sequences of dialogue; Acknowledgements; A note on transcriptions; Introduction; 1 Using computers in classrooms; 2 Teaching children how to talk together; 3 Thinking Together; 4 Thinking skills and ICT; 5 ICT and citizenship: joining the dialogue; 6 Science, talk and ICT; 7 Maths, talk and ICT; 8 ICT and literacy; 9 Learning through dialogue in the ICT curriculum; 10 Conclusion: raising achievement; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book shows teachers how to make the best use of the computers in their primary classrooms. It outlines and illustrates a coherent framework for enhancing the effectiveness of computers for teaching and learning. It is also linked to further